Zone1 Belief in God drops to 81 percent

[GMCGeneral]

I’m skeered

If I don’t believe your fantasy ……..Your God will send me to eternal damnation

What kind of petty God would do that?
Is his ego really that fragile?

Why would you worship a God like that over a loving and forgiving God?

You forget that God is also Holy and Just. Sin MUST be punished. The only two options are for you to pay the penalty for your sin, or let Christ's death justify you before the Father.

 

[JustAGuy1]

Perhaps I can help? The Immaculate Conception has nothing to do with the manner either Jesus or Mary were conceived.

Early Christians (and Catholics to this day) hold the belief in the special preparation of the holiness of the person of Mary to bear in her body the most holy person of the Son of God. In short, Mary was born without original sin in preparation that she would continue a life without sin in preparation for bearing the Son of God.

Mary was conceived naturally, there is nothing of deity in her at all.. Jesus was born without "original sin".

 

[surada]

Mary was conceived naturally, there is nothing of deity in her at all.. Jesus was born without "original sin".

Mary was born without original sin. That's why SHE is the immaculate conception.

 

[Meriweather]

Mary was conceived naturally, there is nothing of deity in her at all.. Jesus was born without "original sin".

No argument about either of the above statements. Mary was conceived naturally. The Son of God was born without original sin.

Mary, too, (who is not a deity, but human) was born without original sin to be the perfect one to bear the Son of God.

 

[surada]

The intertestamental period and the Maccabees should be required study for any Bible student. I'm not sure how relevant Antiochus IV is to Christianity, though, except as a blurb in history.

Antiochus IV is the subject of Daniel.

 

[TheParser]

With all due respect, I doubt that those 81% truly believe in God.

 

[rightwinger]

You forget that God is also Holy and Just. Sin MUST be punished. The only two options are for you to pay the penalty for your sin, or let Christ's death justify you before the Father.

An angry, vengeful God is neither holy or just

How could you worship such a God over a loving God?

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

It's right there in black and white. In their autobiography. That's what they did

Okay, then we are basically on the same page.

These are not instructions from God or even God's word at all. They are written by men.

But you still haven't really talked about the outrageous, magical claims.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

You forget that God is also Holy and Just. Sin MUST be punished. The only two options are for you to pay the penalty for your sin, or let Christ's death justify you before the Father.

Which is immoral garbage.

Punishments for thought crimes?

At least the human dictators can't punish anyone for thoughts.

It's easy to see why rational, moral adults don't buy into any of this stuff, unless they were brainwashed into it as children.

 

[AzogtheDefiler]

Lowest level in US history and down 10 percent in the last decade

Belief in God in U.S. Dips to 81%, a New Low

Eighty-one percent of U.S. adults say they believe in God, down six percentage points from 2017 and the lowest in Gallup's trend.

news.gallup.com

Do you believe?

 

[surada]

Which is immoral garbage.

Punishments for thought crimes?

At least the human dictators can't punish anyone for thoughts.

It's easy to see why rational, moral adults don't buy into any of this stuff, unless they were brainwashed into as children.

There's so many death penalty sins in the Bible.

 

[rightwinger]

Do you believe?

Yes……I am a Met Fan

 

[Meriweather]

With all due respect, I doubt that those 81% truly believe in God.

What are the criteria for truly believing?

 

[rightwinger]

There's so many death penalty sins in the Bible.

How can a loving God embrace the death penalty?
How could Jesus support the Death Penalty after suffering on the cross?

You would think Christians would oppose the Death Penalty….but they support it

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

How can a loving God embrace the death penalty?
How could Jesus support the Death Penalty after suffering on the cross?

You would think Christians would oppose the Death Penalty….but they support it

Christianity devalues human life.

In Christianity, we are just meatbag placeholders, and this existence is a tiny, allegedly terrible part of our forever existence.

To them, the magical soul is more important than the human existence on Earth.

To a secular humanist, the human experience is the only part of our existence.

So naturally, morality derived from this paradigm is far superior to anything in the Iron Age collection of superstition.

 

[TheParser]

What are the criteria for truly believing?

Well, that is impossible to express in mere words.

I remember someone telling me this story. A boy at his middle school had lost a family member. The boy was not sad. In fact, the boy was smiling and said something like: "Now she's in Heaven!"

I doubt, however, that the boy in question had that much faith in God as he grew older and had more experience in this vale of tears.

 

[AzogtheDefiler]

Yes……I am a Met Fan

Then what is the purpose of the thread?

 

[Meriweather]

Well, that is impossible to express in mere words.

I remember someone telling me this story. A boy at his middle school had lost a family member. The boy was not sad. In fact, the boy was smiling and said something like: "Now she's in Heaven!"

I doubt, however, that the boy in question had that much faith in God as he grew older and had more experience in this vale of tears.

Have you considered those of us who see God as strength who has faith that we can can thrive in this vale of tears?

 

[Ringtone]

Compelled acceptance of homosexuality? Really? How does that work?

You have no idea what's going on in many of the state schools?

I don't believe you. You're a gaslighting homofascist, aren't you?

 

[surada]

You have no idea what's going on in many of the state schools?

I don't believe you. You're a gaslighting homofascist, aren't you?

You're all hysterical.